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I certainly have played women who have a pioneer spirit and longing for adventure.

So I constantly play women who are damaged and out of touch, who are seeking without knowing, or knowing without the skills to transform their lives. But then, that's really the fate of many women today.

Finally, after a lot of searching and digging, it was simply the love of family that gave me a road into the character. Once I got into that, and we delved into what it would be like to survive cancer and the ability to see how precious life is, it became easier to play her.

For me, it's not necessarily interesting to play a strong, fearless woman. It's interesting to play a woman who is terrified and then overcomes that fear. It's about the journey. Courage is not the absence of fear, it's overcoming it.

The parts for women, you're either like the quietly suffering wife or the wild girl.

When I got out of my Twenties I stopped playing women that were victims. I like playing women who are strong and have a piece of mind.

I like to play a strong woman, but a strong woman can also be very fragile and vulnerable at the same time.

There seems to be a theme running through the women I play. They take their circumstances and try to make the best of them.

Really, every woman is an example to me, because as women we go through so much pain. We have to live this perfect life when we are messed up inside. We all go through trials and tribulations.

I'm attracted to subjects who overcome tremendous suffering and learn to cope emotionally with it.